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March 30, 2010 Ricky Martin says he's 'a fortunate homosexual man'Posted: 08:55 AM ET
"I am proud to say that I am a fortunate homosexual man," Martin wrote on his official Web site. "I am very blessed to be who I am." A decade ago, when ABC's Barbara Walters pressed Martin to address rumors about his sexuality, he declined to confirm or deny them. "I just don't feel like it," Martin said. Now, Martin wrote, "these years in silence and reflection made me stronger and reminded me that acceptance has to come from within and that this kind of truth gives me the power to conquer emotions I didn't even know existed." The 39-year-old Puerto Rican native started off with the Latin boy band Menudo before launching his solo career in 1991. His song "Livin' La Vida Loca" rose to the top of the music charts in 1999 and propelled Martin to stardom. Martin said he decided years ago to not share "my entire truth" with the world because people he loved warned him that "everything you've built will collapse." "Allowing myself to be seduced by fear and insecurity became a self-fulfilling prophecy of sabotage," he wrote. "Today I take full responsibility for my decisions and my actions." The decision to come out was initiated a few months ago, when he began writing his memoirs, he said. "I got very close to my truth," he wrote. Filed under: Hollywood
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